Bakiev Resigns After Support Crumbles
President leaves country, steps down following failed attempt to rally support in southern heartland.
16 Apr 10
Central Asia
Tajik Girls Lose Out on Schooling
Financial pressures add to commonly-held view that girls need education less than boys.
15 Apr 10
Central Asia: Feb/Mar ‘10
Kyrgyz advisory body on safety of journalists considering findings of IWPR reports on demise of investigative reporting.
15 Apr 10
Central Asia: Feb/Mar ‘10
Education proposals aired at IWPR events to be incorporated into parliamentary report.
15 Apr 10
Central Asia: Feb/Mar ‘10
Kyrgyz advisory body on safety of journalists considering findings of IWPR reports on demise of investigative reporting.
15 Apr 10
Central Asia: Feb/Mar ‘10
Education proposals aired at IWPR events to be incorporated into parliamentary report.
15 Apr 10
Kyrgyzstan: Where's the Money?
New government needs to stop money leaving the country, find out where its predecessors kept funds, and keep the electorate happy – all at the same time.
14 Apr 10
Kyrgyzstan: High Cost of Free Education
Experts call for more funding and systemic reforms for schooling. By Yevgenia Kim in Bishkek
14 Apr 10
Kyrgyzstan: Bakiev to Face Charges
As the interim government in Kyrgyzstan stripped Kurmanbek Bakiev of his presidential immunity, IWPR asked politicians and experts whether the country’s new leaders had enough legitimacy to do so.
13 Apr 10
Kyrgyz Look Back in Anger
They believe Bakiev was as bad as the man he replaced – but some wonder whether the new authorities will be much better.
12 Apr 10
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